Some people who get DUI's have something like this installed in their cars. They have to pass a breathalyzer every time they want to start their car.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Very clever.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

its called ignition interlock. like sara24 said if you get a DUI you can get ignition interlock or be put on scram which is a Alcohol Montoring Device that goes on your ankle and collects data from your sweat to show whether you have been drinking or not.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Oh hey you're righ... Oh wait no there's some giant flaws in that plan. Like that people who had just used mouth wash wouldn't be able to start their cars. Or the fact that some people produce positive readings even if they haven't drunk alcohol for weeks. Those things aren't 100% effective and until they are they shouldn't be in control of our cars

by Anonymous 13 years ago

1. They already have theses! 2. They just have another person breath into it for the the machine can't tell! 3. Most of the above comments covered the rest of the flaws!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I meant one that monitors the air around you, somehow, so that no matter what, whoever is in the drivers seat will not be able to drive drunk.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You stole this from scrubs!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

They already have those

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Not

by Anonymous 13 years ago

In regular cars

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's an amazing idea, and you're right, but a car like that would not market well. People who frequently drink and drive would not buy the car, or they would disable it. And I'd also predict that there would be an underground market specialized to disable it for you. So it would have to be an international law (since the automobile industry is mostly an overseas trade). Also, the car would have to be designed to compensate with an emergency situation. Because, say a person named Bob was drinking the night away at home with his wife, but then people break in and set the house to flames. Bob and his wife have also been beat mercilessly but they are still alive. They both manage to escape the engulfed house, and the people who broke in have fled. Neither of them have their cell phones, their car is their only way to get help. But they've been drinking, so what now?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The emergency button calls the police

by Anonymous 13 years ago

And they also get to drive away lol

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm not saying I don't agree or that I don't want people to be saved but the car companies would make less money then because less people would need new cars.

by Anonymous 13 years ago